Written Assignment Rubric
Criteria Inadequate=D Minimal=C Adequate=B Exemplary=A Weight
(Below standard) (Does not meet all standards) (Meets standards) (Far exceeds requirements)
Organization 40% (4 points) 60% (6 points) 80% (8 points) 100% (10 points) 10%
and format Writing lacks logical Writing is coherent and Writing is coherent and Writing shows high degree
organization. It may show logically organized, using a logically organized, using a of attention to details and
some coherence but ideas format suitable for the format suitable for the presentation of points.
lack unity. Serious errors material presented. Some material presented. Format used enhances
and generally is an points may be contextually Transitions between ideas understanding of material
unorganized format and misplaced and/or stray and paragraphs create presented. Unity clearly
information. from the topic. Transitions coherence. Overall unity of leads the reader to the
may be evident but not ideas is supported by the writer’s conclusion and the
used throughout the essay. format and organization of format and information
Organization and format the material presented. could be used
used may detract from independently.
understanding the material
presented.
Content 62.5% (25 points) 75% (30 points) 87.5% (35 points) 100% (40 points) 40%
Some but not all required All required questions are All required questions are All required questions are
questions are addressed. addressed but may not be addressed with thoughtful addressed with thoughtful
Content and/or addressed with thoughtful consideration reflecting indepth consideration
terminology is not properly consideration and/or may both proper use of content reflecting both proper use
used or referenced. Little not reflect proper use of terminology and additional of content terminology
or no original thought is content terminology or original thought. Some and additional original
present in the writing. additional original thought. additional concepts may be thought. Additional
Concepts presented are Additional concepts may presented from other concepts are clearly
merely restated from the not be present and/or may properly cited sources, or presented from properly
source, or ideas presented not be properly cited originated by the author cited sources, or originated
do not follow the logic and sources. following logic and by the author following
reasoning presented reasoning they’ve clearly logic and reasoning they’ve
throughout the writing. presented throughout the clearly presented
writing. throughout the writing.
Written Assignment Rubric (continued)
Criteria Inadequate=D Minimal=C Adequate=B Exemplary=A Weight
(Below standard) (Does not meet all standards) (Meets standards) (Far exceeds requirements)
Development – 62.5% (25 points) 75% (30 points) 87.5% (35 points) 100% (40 points) 40%
Critical Shows some thinking and Content indicates thinking Content indicates original Content indicates
Thinking reasoning but most ideas and reasoning applied with thinking, cohesive synthesis of ideas,
are underdeveloped, original thought on a few conclusions, and indepth analysis and
unoriginal, and/or do not ideas, but may repeat developed ideas with evidence beyond the
address the questions information provided and/ sufficient and firm questions or requirements
asked. Conclusions drawn or does not address all of evidence. Clearly asked. Original thought
may be unsupported, the questions asked. The addresses all of the supports the topic, and is
illogical or merely the author presents no original questions or requirements clearly a wellconstructed
author’s opinion with no ideas, or ideas do not asked. The evidence response to the questions
supporting evidence follow clear logic and presented supports asked. The evidence
presented. reasoning. The evidence conclusions drawn. presented makes a
presented may not support compelling case for any
conclusions drawn. conclusions drawn.
Grammar, 40% (4 points) 60% (6 points) 80% (8 points) 100% (10 points) 10%
Mechanics, Writing contains many Some spelling, punctuation, Writing is free of most Writing is free of all
Style spelling, punctuation, and and grammatical errors are spelling, punctuation, and spelling, punctuation, and
grammatical errors, present, interrupting the grammatical errors, grammatical errors and
making it difficult for the reader from following the allowing the reader to written in a style that
reader to follow ideas ideas presented clearly. follow ideas clearly. There enhances the reader's
clearly. There may be There may be sentence are no sentence ability to follow ideas
sentence fragments and fragments and runons. The fragments and runons. clearly. There are no
runons. The style of style of writing, tone, and The style of writing, tone, sentence fragments and
writing, tone, and use of use of rhetorical devices and use of rhetorical runons. The style of
rhetorical devices disrupts may detract from the devices enhance the writing, tone, and use of
the content. Additional content. Additional content. Additional rhetorical devices enhance
information may be information may be information is presented the content. Additional
presented but in an presented, but in a style of in a cohesive style that information is presented
unsuitable style, writing that does not supports understanding of to encourage and enhance
detracting from its support understanding of the content. understanding of the
understanding. the content. content.
Total: 100%
